The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-26
WAsHINGTON NEWs
Consolidation and Changes In Rev,
niue Districts.


niue Districts.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The Presi-
dent issued an order to-day changing
and consolidating number of the In
ternal Revenue Districts throughout
the country. Among the changes are
the following: The Fourth District OF
Missouri with the First District of Mis-
souri,. Under this order OF reorganiza-
tion the following districts will be abol-
ished and the collectors thereof retired
from service: District of Nevada, Dis
trict of Rhode Island, Second District
of Illinois, Fourth District of
Iowa, Fourth District of Illinois;
Eleventh District of Indiana,
District of Delaware, Tenth District of
Massachusetts, District of Mississippi.
Fourth District of Missouri, District of
Maine, District of Vermont, Third Dis
trict of New Jersey, Fifteenth District
OF New York, Sixth District of North
Carolina, Sixth District of Ohio, Nine
tenth District of Pennsylvania,
Twenty Second District of Pennsyl-
vania, First District of Texas, Fourth
District of Virginia, Third District of
Wisconsin, Sixth District of Wisconsin.
In all twenty-five districts. Commits
sioner Meeler says that the new ar
rangement of the districts will not in
any way interfere with the convenience
of taxpayers, and will save to the Gov
eminent more than 800, COO annually.
The order of consolidation was care
fully considered, and was agreed upon
by the President and the Secretary of
Treasury and the Commissioner of the
Internal Revenue.
sPAKKS' OPINION.
Land Commissioner Sparks to-day,
in speaking of Secretary Lamar's pur-
pose to revoke the orders of with
made by his predecessors from time to
time since 1850, expressed the opinion
that the revocation will result in 25,-
OOO, 900 acres of land being thrown
open to settlement and entry. The
railroads which it is said
will be be most affected and the
states territories and localities in which
are located much of the larger portion
Of the lands to be restored are given in
the order of the interests involved as
follows: The Northern Pacific in Mon
tana, Dakota, Washington Territory,
Idaho and Oregon, the Atlantic and
Pacific in New Mexico west of the Rio
Grande and Arizona, the Southern
Pacific in South California, the Cali
fornia & Oregon from ROseville juno
ton near Sacramento California to the
from Portland to the California line.
WANT THE SECTION TO STAND.
j. w. Bryant, representing the
steamboat interests on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, addressed the Inter.
State Commerce Commission briefly to-
day in opposition to the further suspen-
sion of the fourth section as respects
the roads competing with the river
lines. He submitted affidaVitS in refu-
Tot Of hn hot hn
river lines have no fixed tariff. These
show that the steamboats,, as the man
ayers phrase it, Have, unfortunately
for us, tariff rate which is made by
our enemies and competition. The
affldavits set forth that the
boats are governed absolutely and
entirely by the rates and tariffs first set
up by the Louisville s. Nashville, Gin.
cinnati Southern, Ohio & Mississippi
and Chesapeake & Ohio Roads and
their connections, and that in all cases
the river men take the printed rates of
the roads for their guide.
TRADES UNION COMPANIES.
''The Commission has received pc
tition from the Traders s. Travellers
Union through Russell p. Hoyt, its
general manager, asking that it be
brought by the Lehigh Valley Road
against the Reading Road in relation
to the free transportation of baggage
under the old arrangement between
| the roads and the Union
in excess of $50 pounds
and not exceeding 300fbs, the roads be-
ing relieved from responsibility for loss
or damage. The petition sets forth
the proceedings were instituted for the
purposes of getting an authoritative
Interpretation of the law, but that the
Reading Company has now refused to
carry out the old arrangement, which
refusal the petitioners believe was
made in order to induce the Lehigh
Company to withdraw its complaint.
1t is to prevent such Withdrawals that
the Union asks to be made party tC
the proceedings.
| CATTLE SHIPPER PROTESTS.
Leverett Leonard, of Mt. Leonard
Saline County, Mo-, dealer in i'm
proved breeds of cattle, prefers the
charge against the Union Pacific that
he is charged 3S per cent above the reg
ular rates when shipping cattle in i'm
proved cars provided with apparatus
for feeding and watering en- route. He
asks that the road be required to refund
the excess to furnish the improved carr
itself or to haul the stock at regular
rates when the shipper furnished the
cars.
DISPOSITION OF THE BONDS.
Secretary Fairchild said this after
noon that the bonds to be redeemed
under the circular of this afternoon
will be applied to the sinking fund re
quirements of the next fiscal year, bu
beyond that, nothing has yet been de
termined With regard to the financia
policy of the department during TIT
first six months of the next fiscal yea
and before the next meeting of Con
greSs.
APPOINTED.
The President to-day appointe'
Henry II. Pendery, of Leadville, Colo
RADIO, to be Register of the Land Offic
at Leadville, Colorado, vice James r
!, Doerman, resigned.
CLEVELAND ACCEPTS.
The President Will Attend the g A. q
EneAmpment NJ 80 Louis.